Short Description: hort Description: A tree-cutting robot that can climb trees deemed too dangerous for human arborists to climb, capable of performing cuts and rigging, to increase the safety of the profession. The core technology is from the lab of Mark Yim, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Lessons Learned: 1) Rigging cut branches, or securing them so that their descent is controlled, is an essential part of the arborist job that must be performed by the robot as well if it is to have sufficient use cases. 2) In addition, powerline cutting is a beachhead segment, but will need additional design requirements out of the robot.
Names and Affiliation of Team members:
Steyn Knollema, Master’s Student, University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Integrated Protein Design
Yiran Xuan, Master’s Student, University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Integrated Protein Design
Jason Li, Master’s Student, University of Pennsylvania, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics
Margaret Zhu, Undergraduate Student, University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business
